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Niger
Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

In April following an audit conducted by the defence ministry, the Nigerien judiciary opened an investigation into the affairs of Arquus/Renault Trucks. For its part, the French company, which supplied 75 vehicles to the Nigerien army between 2017 and 2019, is expecting Niamey to stump up the sum of €3.8m. [...]

Published on 26.06.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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